ID this Live Rock Inhabitant please

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  1. lightningfront

    lightningfront Spaghetti Worm

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    I have about 5 or so of these guys on my live rock and did not notice them until today when I saw the arms or tenticles out for the first time. Their bodies or shell seems to be implanted in the rock and then small clear to white tenticles come out of the center.

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  3. 10acrewoods

    10acrewoods Fire Goby

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    don't see it in pic but from what you say it sounds like a spagettie worm
     
  4. lightningfront

    lightningfront Spaghetti Worm

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    It's the thing in the center of the pick on the rock. I circled it in red.

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    10acrewoods Fire Goby

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    do you have a pic with the tenticals hanging out
     
  6. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    is there one to the right of that circled one too? are it's tentacles out in that pic? do the tentacles only come out at night?
     
  7. lightningfront

    lightningfront Spaghetti Worm

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    Yes there is one off to the right of the circled one and the tentacles are out on it. They come out durring the day not sure about night time.

    Here is this one with the tentacles out

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    I also saw this. Not sure if it's the same or not as it's on the side of a rock and I can't get a good pic from that side.

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    Also, what is this?

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    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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  12. getinpora

    getinpora Coral Banded Shrimp

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    WOW!!!! im not sure but, i like what i see. i love a bonus. dont think its an anemone